Edward Cheserek

Edward Cheserek
	Cheserek at the 2018 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	2 February 1994
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College team	Oregon Ducks
Club	Skechers
Turned pro	May 2017
Coached by	Andy Powell ; (2013-2018) ; Stephen Haas ; (2019-2021) Andy Powell (2021 October - present)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor ; 1500 m: 3:36.50 (Pullman 2014); Mile: 4:03.29 (New York 2011); 3000 m: 7:43.47 (Lucern 2019); 2-mile: 8:31.43 (Eugene 2018); 5000 m: 13:04.44 (Heusden 2019); 10,000 m: 27:42.69 (California 2020); Indoor ; 1500 m: 3:33.76i+ (Boston 2018); Mile: 3:49.44i NR (Boston 2018); 3000 m: 7:38.74i (Boston 2018); 2-mile: 8:39.15i HSR (New York 2013); 5000 m: 13:08.05i (Boston 2019); Road ; Mile: 3:53.3 (Honolulu 2019); 5 km: 13:29 (Carlsbad 2019); 10 km: 28:51+ (Falmouth 2019);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya

Edward Cheserek (born 2 February 1994) is a Kenyan distance runner. He is a 17-time NCAA champion collegiate distance runner for the University of Oregon. Cheserek was the most highly recruited high school distance runner in the nation out of Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in New Jersey where he was named the Gatorade 2012-2013 National Cross Country Runner of the Year. In 2013, Cheserek became the first freshman in Oregon history to win the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. Cheserek repeated this feat in his sophomore and junior years at Oregon before coming in third in the race in 2016 during his senior year. In total, Cheserek has 17 NCAA National Titles, including two indoor distance medley relays and one cross-country team title.

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